1. First Name: ____________ Last Name: ____________ Student #: ____________ Group: ____________
Twas the Night Before Christmas
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1 : Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house...
Is the house very quiet or very noisy?
Where are the stockings?
Who are they hoping will come?
2 : The children were nestled all snug in their beds...
Are the children warm and comfortable in their beds?
What are the children dreaming about?
What are mama and papa doing?
3: When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter...
What is a “lawn”?
Were the reindeer noisy?

2. 4 : The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow...
Why wasnʼt it dark outside?
Were Santa and his sleigh big or small?
5 : With a little old driver, so lively and quick...
Who was driving the sleigh?
Were the reindeer fast or slow?
6 : Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and Vixen!
What are the names of Santaʼs reindeer?
1) 2) 3) 4)
5) 6) 7) 8)
7 : As dry leaves before the wild hurricane...
Where did the sleigh go?

3. 8 : And then in a twinkling, I heard on the roof...
If there are 8 reindeer...how many hoofs (hooves) are on the roof?
9 : He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot...
Was Santaʼs outfit clean?
What was on his back?
10 : Hi s eyes how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
What color were Santaʼs cheeks and nose?
11 : The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth...
Was Santaʼs pipe lit?
What happened when he laughed?
12 : He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf...
How did papa know not to worry?

4. 13 : He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work...
Where did Santa put the toys?
How did he leave the house?
14 : He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle...
What did Santa say as he flew away?
This poem was written by ____________________ when he was ___________________ years
old. Because of this poem, people all over the world think of Santa Claus driving a ___________
pulled by ________________. In the story, Santa Claus is called by a different name. He is called
St.__________________.
Mr. Moore didnʼt publish the poem by himself. His friend sent it to _______________________
and they published it. The newspaper wasnʼt allowed to say who wrote the poem though. It took
until ________________ before Mr. Moore would tell the world that this was his poem. Now many
people around the world read his poem on __________________ Eve. I hope maybe you will too!
Merry Christmas!